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The glowing cross in Shillong (Pics: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee)

Leaders of the Presbyterian Church in the north-eastern Indian states of Meghalaya and Mizoram - sandwiched between Muslim Bangladesh and Buddhist Burma - say there have been miracles occurring.

A church at Malki, in Meghalaya's capital Shillong, has been receiving a steady stream of devotees ever since word spread that a cross here has been glowing and radiating the image of Lord Jesus.

This, combined with recent reports of several school students "convulsing, behaving abnormally and even fainting", has prompted the talk of a revival.

Couldn't possibly be chemical spills or poor diet messing people up...not in a country where "six Indian states have announced partial or complete bans on the soft drinks [Coke and Pepsi] after claims that the drinks contain harmful pesticides."